Posted on 10/25/2023 3:41:20 PM PDT by Kazan
The recent election of Mike Johnson as speaker of the House has struck terror in the heart of the uniparty, with neoconservatives and Democrats fearing that their reckless Ukraine spending may finally be put to an end.
President Biden is currently exploiting the conflict in Israel and Palestine to secure more funding for Ukraine in a joint package for Israel and Ukraine aid. However, only a small portion of the $100 billion the president is requesting would go to Israel, with the majority — $61.4 billion — going to Ukraine.
With Johnson now speaker and leading the House, Biden’s Ukraine funding request is in a precarious situation. Johnson voted for the initial Ukraine spending bill In April 2022 but has taken a dramatic turn since then, opposing all new Ukraine funding requests and demanding transparency from Ukraine on its use of American tax dollars.
Back in February, Johnson wrote on X: “American taxpayers have sent over $100 billion in aid to Ukraine in the last year. They deserve to know if the Ukrainian government is being entirely forthcoming and transparent about the use of this massive sum of taxpayer resources.”
Likewise, in May 2022, Johnson expressed America First sentiments, saying, “We should not be sending another $40 billion abroad when our own border is in chaos, American mothers are struggling to find baby formula, gas prices are at record highs, and American families are struggling to make ends meet, without sufficient oversight over where the money will go.”
“Republicans for Ukraine,” a nonprofit that believes “the Republican Party must continue to support Ukraine,” has given Johnson an “F” on his support for the war.
Meanwhile, neocon Republican turned Democrat grifter Bill Kristol fretted on X before the speaker vote, writing, “If Mike Johnson wins, and unless he’s made private commitments for a floor vote on Ukraine and funding government: Gaetz wins, MAGA wins, and Trump wins, and institutionalist, responsible, moderate Republicans lose, once again having pitifully folded when the crunch came.”
Ending funding to Ukraine means that President Volodymyr Zelensky will finally be forced to negotiate a peace deal with President Vladimir Putin. From the onset of the war, there has been no end strategy presented by Ukraine or the American Uniparty other than the “total defeat” of Russia. If there is a plan, no one has cued in the American taxpayers who are bankrolling the war effort.
Like with Iraq and Afghanistan, the Uniparty leaders in support of fueling conflict in Ukraine do not have a strategy, arguably because they do not want the war to end. As Federalist Senior Contributor Jonathan S. Tobin wrote, “The continuation of the current stalemate as the death tolls rise benefits only the political interests of Zelensky, Putin, and those who profit from the war.”
Meanwhile, Americans have been suffering under a potentially compromised executive branch, an inflationary economy, and an open border crisis. Perhaps Johnson’s election represents a turning point for Congress, and the issues impacting American day-to-day life will finally be a priority.
Maybe the military age male savages that have invaded Europe and America under the guise of being “refugees” can step up.
No? Didn’t think so. They’re just here to steal from us.
But can we have a budget? You know, that thing that is part of your job? Something that the House has managed to produce every year for two centuries through flood, fire, war and pestilences but somehow has had trouble producing in the past two decades.
I get that this would be part of a budget but I would like a budget.
A balanced one would be quite lovely.
Of course. We’ll see. But it was a good day
How much has Z stashed away?
I am so happy that God has given us a speaker that loves Israel!!...
I called his office and left a message on his answering machine congratuating him on becomeing the Speaker of The House... and told him I would be praying for him daily to always do what is right....
Something just dawned on me. He is third in line to become President should it be necessary.....
I’ve posted this over and over with sources.
Donate $100 to FR and I’ll post it again. Otherwise look it up for yourself. It is true.
Ah… who is paying for Ukraine’s government’s domestic costs such as pensions and salaries?
they’ll just move more of the Money Laundering Operation to Israel...
But they didn't have enough votes to stop Johnson from becoming speaker.
I’m for sending military hardware and advisors but against forking over cold hard cash to Ukraine. I believe we should do some sort of matching amounts with NATO countries. The goal should be stated clearly. Some stupid “Ripussia loses” is not acceptable.
“Most of us do not want to end Ukraine support”
Speak for yourself. End ALL money to Ukraine. Everything that goes there returns to the USA for Biden and other corrupt pols here.
You ask for so very little, don’t you? Sometimes when you ask for everything, you set yourself up for nothing. Next time, read my comment for understanding.
Oh yeah, we’re paying for that but it’s only about 5% of what we spend.
GREAT!
The whole family is beautiful.
Anything that brings it to an end is fine with me.
Most of us do not want to end Ukraine support per se.
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Says who? Most in my neck of the woods do NOT support the corrupted Ukie government, including me.
You and so many on this board do not like to read for understanding. I guess a bunch can happen to a group since I joined 26 years ago.
How tragic that “CONservatives” have become the modern left. Rooting for America’s enemies, rooting for murderous despots in the Kremlin, rooting for imperial expansion, and rooting for innocent people to be enslaved and trapped in totalitarian societies.
We’ve allowed these sick minds to poison the well and now conservatism is in the death throes.
How sad that is.
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